I
was half-expecting his repertoire to be classical, but that shows how much I
know. Much to the delight of several young audience
members, his first tune was the “Indiana Jones” theme. While I sketched, he
played “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” followed by the theme to “Star Wars.” I
have to say, it was the first time I’d heard Star Wars played as a cello solo.

That’s
one of many reasons I like hanging out at farmers markets.

(The
sketch of the cellist fills the last page in the Stillman & Birn Beta
sketchbook I was working on when I got my “Stefano” sketchbook. I finished off my last Alpha last week. Although I’ve been using the Stefano
sporadically since I returned home from Europe, I wanted to finish off these
last two sketchbooks before using the Stefano full-time. Now the true test
begins: Does the Stefano work long-term as my everyday sketchbook?)